Cancer In The Room

About Cancer In The Room

Bryn Griffiths and Dave Jamieson talk with sports people about their battles with Cancer... PLUS their sports careers. Just a couple of sportscasters from Canada who’ve dealt with cancer, beaten it back and now push forward living the best life possible. They can’t say it’s been easy, because it hasn’t been. But they’ve kept a great attitude and now continue to surge along doing things they love- including talking about sports. Bryn lost his whole stomach to cancer while Dave dealt with throat cancer. But here they are… both trying to do something positive, to shine a light on the sports people who’ve taken on cancer, getting right back to a regular lifestyle. We recognize not every cancer story has a happy ending, but there are many people who’ve survived the dark days, amazingly have come out smiling, realizing there’s still lots of life ahead of them! PLUS they’re more than happy to share their story and their sports career with you. We both want this podcast to be where you see hope, positivity and many more things.

Publisher

Road 55

Category

health & fitness · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Mar 2023

Latest episode

6 Jul 2023

Latest episodes

9 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Jul 2023

   Ron Rivera / Washington Commanders Head Coach

   Joining Bryn Griffiths and Dave Jamieson on 'Cancer In The Room' episode is long time NFL Coach and Player Ron Rivera. RON Ron Rivera is the Head Coach of Washington Commanders (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Commanders) of the National Football League (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League). He attended the University of California, Berkeley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley) in the early 1980s and was drafted by the Chicago Bears (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Bears) in the second round of the 1984 NFL Draft (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_NFL_Draft) where he played nine seasons with them, including as a member of the 1985 team (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Chicago_Bears_season) that won Super Bowl XX (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XX). After a few years as an assistant coach in the NFL, Rivera was hired as head coach for the Carolina Panthers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Panthers) and would become their all-time leader in wins. He was also recognized as the NFL Coach of the Year (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Coach_of_the_Year) in 2013 and 2015 and led the team to an appearance in Super Bowl 50 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_50). Rivera would later become Washington's head coach in 2020. He was also diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squamous_cell_carcinoma) that same year but was considered cancer free by early 2021. BRYN and DAVE Just a couple of sportscasters from Canada who’ve dealt with cancer, beaten it back and now push forward living the best life possible. They can’t say it’s been easy, because it hasn’t been. But they’ve kept a great attitude and now continue to surge along doing things they love- including talking about sports. Bryn lost his whole stomach to cancer while Dave dealt with throat cancer. But here they are… both trying  to do something positive, to shine a light on the  sports people who’ve taken on cancer, getting right back to a regular lifestyle. We recognize not every cancer story has a happy ending, but there are many people who’ve survived the dark days, amazingly have come out smiling, realizing there’s still lots of life ahead of them! PLUS they’re more than happy to share their story and their sports career with you. We both want this podcast to be where you see hope, positivity and many more things. WHY THIS PODCAST? We recognize not every cancer story has a happy ending, but the goal of the podcast is to highlight the inspiring stories of athletes, sports executives and media personalities who have faced and beaten cancer, or are continuing the fight. We believe that by sharing these stories, we can provide hope and inspiration to those who have been affected by this disease. Show Website: www.cancerintheroom Twitter: @cancerintheroom Email: bryn@road55.ca Website: www.road55.ca This series is proudly produced by the team at Road 55. Located in Edmonton, Alberta. Road 55 creates content that connects! For more information, please visit: www.road55.ca (http://www.road55.ca/)

2. 

   22 Jun 2023

   Kerry Fraser / Former NHL Referee

   Joining Bryn Griffiths and Dave Jamieson on 'Cancer In The Room' episode is long time NHL Referee Kerry Fraser. KERRY Kerry Fraser is a hockey analyst, broadcaster and former senior referee (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_(ice_hockey)) in the National Hockey League (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League). During his career, he called 1,904 regular season (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_season) games, 12 Stanley Cup Finals (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup_Finals), and over 261 Stanley Cup playoff (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup_playoffs) games. He also officiated at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_World_Cup_of_Hockey) and the 1998 Winter Olympics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Winter_Olympics) in Nagano, Japan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagano,_Nagano), which were the first Olympic tournament to feature NHL players. On November 3, 2017, it was announced that Fraser has been diagnosed with a rare, incurable blood disorder called essential thrombocythemia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_thrombocythemia). BRYN and DAVE Just a couple of sportscasters from Canada who’ve dealt with cancer, beaten it back and now push forward living the best life possible. They can’t say it’s been easy, because it hasn’t been. But they’ve kept a great attitude and now continue to surge along doing things they love- including talking about sports. Bryn lost his whole stomach to cancer while Dave dealt with throat cancer. But here they are… both trying  to do something positive, to shine a light on the  sports people who’ve taken on cancer, getting right back to a regular lifestyle. We recognize not every cancer story has a happy ending, but there are many people who’ve survived the dark days, amazingly have come out smiling, realizing there’s still lots of life ahead of them! PLUS they’re more than happy to share their story and their sports career with you. We both want this podcast to be where you see hope, positivity and many more things. WHY THIS PODCAST? We recognize not every cancer story has a happy ending, but the goal of the podcast is to highlight the inspiring stories of athletes, sports executives and media personalities who have faced and beaten cancer, or are continuing the fight. We believe that by sharing these stories, we can provide hope and inspiration to those who have been affected by this disease. Show Website: www.cancerintheroom Twitter: @cancerintheroom Email: bryn@road55.ca Website: www.road55.ca Guest Twitter: @kfraserthecall This series is proudly produced by the team at Road 55. Located in Edmonton, Alberta. Road 55 creates content that connects! For more information, please visit: www.road55.ca (http://www.road55.ca/)

3. 

   8 Jun 2023

   Barrie Stafford / Oilers Champion

   Joining Bryn Griffiths and Dave Jamieson on 'Cancer In The Room' episode is long time Equipment Manager Barrie Stafford. BARRIE Barrie Stafford was the popular long-time Equipment Manager for the Edmonton Oilers (https://www.nhl.com/oilers) organization during the team's dynasty years, earning five Stanley Cup championships before his retirement after more than three decades. Barrie's contributions to the game were honoured when his name was added to the wall of Honour at the Hockey Hall of Fame (https://www.hhof.com/) in Toronto (https://www.toronto.ca/). Barrie was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in 2011, undergoing a stem cell transplant and chemotherapy. Barrie is active with the Cure Cancer Foundation (https://curecancerfoundation.ca/), helping out with charity golf tournaments and other events over the years. BRYN and DAVE Just a couple of sportscasters from Canada who’ve dealt with cancer, beaten it back and now push forward living the best life possible. They can’t say it’s been easy, because it hasn’t been. But they’ve kept a great attitude and now continue to surge along doing things they love- including talking about sports. Bryn lost his whole stomach to cancer while Dave dealt with throat cancer. But here they are… both trying  to do something positive, to shine a light on the  sports people who’ve taken on cancer, getting right back to a regular lifestyle. We recognize not every cancer story has a happy ending, but there are many people who’ve survived the dark days, amazingly have come out smiling, realizing there’s still lots of life ahead of them! PLUS they’re more than happy to share their story and their sports career with you. We both want this podcast to be where you see hope, positivity and many more things. WHY THIS PODCAST? We recognize not every cancer story has a happy ending, but the goal of the podcast is to highlight the inspiring stories of athletes, sports executives and media personalities who have faced and beaten cancer, or are continuing the fight. We believe that by sharing these stories, we can provide hope and inspiration to those who have been affected by this disease. Show Website: www.cancerintheroom Twitter: @cancerintheroom Email: bryn@road55.ca Website: www.road55.ca This series is proudly produced by the team at Road 55. Located in Edmonton, Alberta. Road 55 creates content that connects! For more information, please visit: www.road55.ca (http://www.road55.ca/)

4. 

   25 May 2023

   Jamie Campbell - Blue Jays Host - Sportsnet

   Joining Bryn Griffiths and Dave Jamieson on 'Cancer In The Room' episode is Sportsnet Broadcaster Jamie Campbell. JAMIE Jamie Campbell is the current host of Blue Jays Central (https://watch.sportsnet.ca/list/Blue_Jays_Central_25610) on Rogers Sportsnet (https://www.sportsnet.ca/). Jamie got his start in sports broadcasting at CBC Sports (https://www.cbc.ca/sports) in 1997. Jamie was a sports anchor at CBC Edmonton (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton?cmp=DM_SEM_NEWS_EDMONTON_RSA) from 1993 to 1997 before moving on to CJOH Ottawa (https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/) for a year. Jamie became one of Sportsnet's (https://www.sportsnet.ca/) original broadcasters in 1998, co-hosting the very first edition of Sportscentral (https://watch.sportsnet.ca/show/Sportsnet_Central_27677), now known as Sportsnet Central (https://watch.sportsnet.ca/show/Sportsnet_Central_27677). Jamie has proudly hosted coverage of the Grey Cup (https://cfhof.ca/history-of-the-grey-cup/), Super Bow (https://www.nfl.com/super-bowl/)l, NHL Draft (https://www.nhl.com/nhl-draft), MLB All-Star Game (https://www.mlb.com/all-star) and MLB (https://www.mlb.com/) post-season, as well as the 2010 Winter Olympic Games (https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/vancouver-2010) in Vancouver (https://vancouver.ca/). In January of 2021 Jamie was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a slowly developing cancer that starts from the white blood cells in the bone marrow. Jamie responded well to treatment and has not missed any Blue Jays (https://www.mlb.com/bluejays) broadcasts because of his illness. BRYN and DAVE Just a couple of sportscasters from Canada who’ve dealt with cancer, beaten it back and now push forward living the best life possible. They can’t say it’s been easy, because it hasn’t been. But they’ve kept a great attitude and now continue to surge along doing things they love- including talking about sports. Bryn lost his whole stomach to cancer while Dave dealt with throat cancer. But here they are… both trying  to do something positive, to shine a light on the  sports people who’ve taken on cancer, getting right back to a regular lifestyle. We recognize not every cancer story has a happy ending, but there are many people who’ve survived the dark days, amazingly have come out smiling, realizing there’s still lots of life ahead of them! PLUS they’re more than happy to share their story and their sports career with you. We both want this podcast to be where you see hope, positivity and many more things. WHY THIS PODCAST? We recognize not every cancer story has a happy ending, but the goal of the podcast is to highlight the inspiring stories of athletes, sports executives and media personalities who have faced and beaten cancer, or are continuing the fight. We believe that by sharing these stories, we can provide hope and inspiration to those who have been affected by this disease. Show Website: www.cancerintheroom Twitter: @cancerintheroom Email: bryn@road55.ca Website: www.road55.ca This series is proudly produced by the team at Road 55. Located in Edmonton, Alberta. Road 55 creates content that connects! For more information, please visit: www.road55.ca (http://www.road55.ca/)

5. 

   11 May 2023

   Craig MacTavish - NHL Player/Coach/GM

   Joining Bryn Griffiths and Dave Jamieson on 'Cancer In The Room' episode is long time NHLer Craig MacTavish CRAIG Craig MacTavish is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. Craig played center for 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (https://www.nhl.com/) with the Boston Bruins, (https://www.nhl.com/bruins) Edmonton Oilers (https://www.nhl.com/oilers), New York Rangers (https://www.nhl.com/rangers), Philadelphia Flyers (https://www.nhl.com/flyers) and St. Louis Blues (https://www.nhl.com/blues). Craig won the Stanley Cup four times and was the last NHL (https://www.nhl.com/) player not to wear a helmet during games. Craig coached the Oilers (https://www.nhl.com/oilers) from 2000 to 2009 and was an assistant coach with the Rangers (https://www.nhl.com/rangers) and the Oilers (https://www.nhl.com/oilers). Craig last coached Team Canada (https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men) at the 2019 Spengler Cup (https://www.spenglercup.ch/en). Several years ago Craig was told that had a cancer that starts in the lymphocytes, white blood cells that form part of the body's immune system. MacT continues to live life to the fullest and just wrapped up a one year term as an assistant coach with the St. Louis Blues (https://www.nhl.com/blues). BRYN and DAVE Just a couple of sportscasters from Canada who’ve dealt with cancer, beaten it back and now push forward living the best life possible. They can’t say it’s been easy, because it hasn’t been. But they’ve kept a great attitude and now continue to surge along doing things they love- including talking about sports. Bryn lost his whole stomach to cancer while Dave dealt with throat cancer. But here they are… both trying  to do something positive, to shine a light on the  sports people who’ve taken on cancer, getting right back to a regular lifestyle. We both want this podcast to be where you see hope, positivity and many more things. WHY THIS PODCAST? We recognize not every cancer story has a happy ending, but the goal of the podcast is to highlight the inspiring stories of athletes, sports executives and media personalities who have faced and beaten cancer, or are continuing the fight. We believe that by sharing these stories, we can provide hope and inspiration to those who have been affected by this disease. Show Website: www.cancerintheroom Twitter: @cancerintheroom Email: bryn@road55.ca Website: www.road55.ca This series is proudly produced by the team at Road 55. Located in Edmonton, Alberta. Road 55 creates content that connects! For more information, please visit: www.road55.ca (http://www.road55.ca/)

6. 

   27 Apr 2023

   Bryan Mudryk - Montreal Canadiens Broadcaster - TSN

   Joining Bryn Griffiths and Dave Jamieson on 'Cancer In The Room' episode is Montreal Canadiens Broadcaster Bryan Mudryk. BRYAN Bryan Mudryk is the current play-by-play english announcer on TSN (https://www.tsn.ca/) for the Montreal Canadiens (https://www.nhl.com/canadiens). The versatile broadcaster is part of TSN (https://www.tsn.ca/)'s industry leading curling broadcast team and is a frequent host on Sportscentre (https://www.tsn.ca/sportscentre). Bryan was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma as a teenager and the treatment nearly killed him as a 20-year-old. Bryan underwent a stem cell transplant in 2000, followed by several years of taking different medications. By 2003, Bryan was cancer-free and working for CTV Edmonton (https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/). Bryan credits the Cross Cancer Institute (https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/facility.aspx?id=6122) in Edmonton (https://www.edmonton.ca/) with saving his life, and knowing that other families were going through the same thing, he decided to start a golf tournament fundraiser in his hometown of Boyle, Alberta (https://www.boylealberta.ca/). The Bryan Mudryk Golf Classic (https://bmgc.weebly.com/) has raised over 1.2 million dollars in its first decade for the Cross Cancer Institute (https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/facility.aspx?id=6122). BRYN and DAVE Just a couple of sportscasters from Canada who’ve dealt with cancer, beaten it back and now push forward living the best life possible. They can’t say it’s been easy, because it hasn’t been. But they’ve kept a great attitude and now continue to surge along doing things they love- including talking about sports. Bryn lost his whole stomach to cancer while Dave dealt with throat cancer. But here they are… both trying  to do something positive, to shine a light on the  sports people who’ve taken on cancer, getting right back to a regular lifestyle. We recognize not every cancer story has a happy ending, but there are many people who’ve survived the dark days, amazingly have come out smiling, realizing there’s still lots of life ahead of them! PLUS they’re more than happy to share their story and their sports career with you. We both want this podcast to be where you see hope, positivity and many more things. WHY THIS PODCAST? We recognize not every cancer story has a happy ending, but the goal of the podcast is to highlight the inspiring stories of athletes, sports executives and media personalities who have faced and beaten cancer, or are continuing the fight. We believe that by sharing these stories, we can provide hope and inspiration to those who have been affected by this disease. Show Website: www.cancerintheroom Twitter: @cancerintheroom Email: bryn@road55.ca Website: www.road55.ca This series is proudly produced by the team at Road 55. Located in Edmonton, Alberta. Road 55 creates content that connects! For more information, please visit: www.road55.ca (http://www.road55.ca/)

7. 

   13 Apr 2023

   Steve Carlson - One of the Hanson Brothers from 'Slapshot'

   Joining Bryn Griffiths and Dave Jamieson on this edition of 'Cancer In The Room' is Slap Shot's Steve Carlson. STEVE Steve Carlson played in the World Hockey Association (https://www.whahockey.com/whamain.html) from 1975 to 1979 and then shifted over to the National Hockey League (https://www.nhl.com/) for the 1979–80 season. But Steve really gained cultural notoriety in the 70's when he appeared in the movie 'Slap Shot (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076723/)' as one of the three Hanson Brothers (https://history.vintagemnhockey.com/page/show/810797-carlson-brothers-). Steve was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2021, and has received incredible support from his wife Vicki plus the massive Hanson Brothers (https://history.vintagemnhockey.com/page/show/810797-carlson-brothers-) fanbase throughout the United State (https://www.usa.gov/about-the-us)s, Canada (https://www.canada.ca/en.html) and Europe (https://european-union.europa.eu/index_en). Steve is overwhelmed and extremely grateful for the support and treasures every day that he has now. Putting on the foil. BRYN and DAVE Just a couple of sportscasters from Canada who’ve dealt with cancer, beaten it back and now push forward living the best life possible. They can’t say it’s been easy, because it hasn’t been. But they’ve kept a great attitude and now continue to surge along doing things they love- including talking about sports. Bryn lost his whole stomach to cancer while Dave dealt with throat cancer. But here they are… both trying  to do something positive, to shine a light on the  sports people who’ve taken on cancer, getting right back to a regular lifestyle. WHY THIS PODCAST? We recognize not every cancer story has a happy ending, but there are many people who’ve survived the dark days, amazingly have come out smiling, realizing there’s still lots of life ahead of them! PLUS they’re more than happy to share their story and their sports career with you. We both want this podcast to be where you see hope, positivity and many more things. Show Website: www.cancerintheroom Twitter: @cancerintheroom Email: bryn@road55.ca (love to hear your feedback) Website: www.road55.ca This series is proudly produced by the team at Road 55. Located in Edmonton, Alberta. Road 55 creates content that connects! For more information, please visit: www.road55.ca (http://www.road55.ca/)

8. 

   30 Mar 2023

   Buck Martinez - Blue Jays Broadcaster - Sportsnet

   Joining Bryn Griffiths and Dave Jamieson on our first 'Cancer In The Room' episode is BlueJays Broadcaster Buck Martinez. BUCK Almost two decades as a player and later a manager in the major leagues, Buck moved into the broadcast booth and is widely considered one of the games’ best announcers as voice of the Toronto Blue Jays. He’s also a published author, his most recent book “How to Make the Great Game of Baseball Even Better”. BRYN and DAVE Just a couple of sportscasters from Canada who’ve dealt with cancer, beaten it back and now push forward living the best life possible. They can’t say it’s been easy, because it hasn’t been. But they’ve kept a great attitude and now continue to surge along doing things they love- including talking about sports. Bryn lost his whole stomach to cancer while Dave dealt with throat cancer. But here they are… both trying  to do something positive, to shine a light on the  sports people who’ve taken on cancer, getting right back to a regular lifestyle. We recognize not every cancer story has a happy ending, but there are many people who’ve survived the dark days, amazingly have come out smiling, realizing there’s still lots of life ahead of them! PLUS they’re more than happy to share their story and their sports career with you. We both want this podcast to be where you see hope, positivity and many more things. WHY THIS PODCAST? We recognize not every cancer story has a happy ending, but there are many people who’ve survived the dark days, amazingly have come out smiling, realizing there’s still lots of life ahead of them! PLUS they’re more than happy to share their story and their sports career with you. We both want this podcast to be where you see hope, positivity and many more things. Show Website: www.cancerintheroom Twitter: @cancerintheroom Email: bryn@road55.ca (love to hear your feedback) Website: www.road55.ca This series is proudly produced by the team at Road 55. Located in Edmonton, Alberta. Road 55 creates content that connects! For more information, please visit: www.road55.ca (http://www.road55.ca/)

9. 

   29 Mar 2023

   Cancer In The Room- coming soon!

   Bryn Griffiths and Dave Jamieson… just a couple of sportscasters from Canada who’ve dealt with cancer, beaten it back and now push forward living the best life they can. Bryn lost my whole stomach thanks to cancer, while Dave dealt with throat cancer, brutally tough for a guy who makes his living… with his voice!! But here they are… both deciding to do something positive, to shine a light on the  sports people who’ve taken on cancer, getting right back to a regular lifestyle. They can’t say it’s been easy, because it hasn’t been. But they’ve kept a great attitude and we now continue to surge along doing things we love- including talking about sports. We recognize not every cancer story has a happy ending, but there are many people who’ve survived the dark days, and have come out smiling, realizing there’s still lots of life ahead of them PLUS they’re more than happy to share their story and their sports career with you. We want this podcast to be where you see hope, positivity and many more things. So please join us, CANCER IN THE ROOM coming soon!

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